法律遭遇道德的尴尬——比较法视野中的乱伦行为

在我们传统的观念中,乱伦是指存在于同辈或不同辈份的具有亲属关系的男女之间的性关系,这种性关系为大部分社会所禁止和惩处。尽管由于社会风俗、习惯、文化传统的不同,不同国家对乱伦的观念和处置也存在差异,但古今中外的法律都在不同程度上对其加以规范。以《唐律》为典范,我国封建法律对乱伦罪有非常详细的规定;当代西方各主要国家的法律中同样存在着类似的规范。从比较法的视角考察这些制度有助于确定我国未来规范乱伦的立法取向。

The Embarrassment When Law Confronts Morality —— Fornication Act in the View of Comparative Law

From the traditional point of view,fornication refers to the sexual relationship between a male and a female who are in the same generation or in different generations but have certain kind of kinship,which is forbidden and punished by the majorities in a society.Due to the different social conventions,customs,cultural traditions,different countries have different concepts and disposal methods on fornication.However,there is no exception that laws in modern or ancient times,in China or elsewhere all prescribed certain regulations on fornication.Examining the relevant systems from the viewpoint of comparative law can help to regulate the legislation of fornication.